Display rack



Aug. V13, 1929. RYDER 1,724,806

DISPLAY RACK F-led Aug. 25, 1928 INVENTOR .Zea L- Ryde?" mmr..

ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 13, 1929.

UNITED STATES LEO L. RYDER, OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

DISPLAY RACK.

Application led August 25, 1928. Serial No. 302,015.

My invention relates to display racks, and more particularly to a display rack for use in conjunction with rectangular objects such as, for example, bed springs.

An object of the invent-ion is to provide a display rack embodying a slidable rack or frame normally disposed in an out of the way position but capable of being moved to any desirable point to permit merchandise carried thereby to be conveniently inspected.

Further the invention provides a. movable display rack having means for supporting articles at opposite sides thereon.

Vith the preceding and other objects and advantages in mind, the invention consists in the novel combination of elements, constructions and arrangement of parts and operati'ons to be hereinafter specifically referred to, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a side elevation of my invention with a bed spring supported thereon, the bed spring being indicated by broken lines.

Figure 2 is a front end elevation of the same, and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective of the invention.

Referring to the invention in detail, a horizontally disposed inverted channel shaped member 5 is supported from the ceiling and one of the side walls of a room by brackets 10. To slidably mount a display rack, the lower ends of the side walls of the channel shaped member are formed with inwardly directed transversely curved parallel tracks l1.

A rack is provided comprising a plurality of parallel bars 15 connected together adjacent their ends by horizontal bars 16. The rack is strengthened by a diagonally extending brace 17 which is connected to the parallel bars 15. At its upper end, each bar 15 carries a transverse pin 18 and mounted on each of the pins is a pair of rollers 19, the latter being received in the tracks and movable along the same. l

In order to support rectangular objects of merchandise, such as bed springs, a pair of U-shaped brackets 20 is secured to the opposite faces of the bars 15 at their lower ends trackway,

by rivets or other suitable fastenings 21. These brackets extend laterally from the opposite faces of the bars 15 to support a pair of bed springs as illustrated in broken lines in Figure 2.

For the purpose of retaining the springs in an upright position, contractile springs 22 are engageable with selected longitudinally alined openings 23 in the upper horizontal bar 16 and the bars 15. Hook elements 60 24 are carried by the outer ends of the contractile springs to engage with the bed spring. Inthe event that narrow bed springs are t-o be displayed, one of its vertical yedges will be secured to the intermediate bar 15 by en- 65 gaging some of the contractile springs with the openings 23 provided therein.

In use, the rack is normally disposed at the inner end of the channel shaped member 5 in close proximity to the side wall of the room. When it is desired to inspect the bed springs or other article supported thereon, the rack will be slid longitudinally on the tracks to a desirable position.

What is claimed is:

1. In a display rack, a horizontal trackway, parallel vertically arranged bars having their upper ends disposed adjacent the trackway, rollers carried thereby and movable over the trackway, oppositely extending brackets att-ached to the lower ends of the bars, and horizontal bars tical bars together.

2. In a display rack, a horizontal trackway, parallel vertically arranged bars having their upper ends disposed adjacent the rollers carried thereby and movable over the trackway, oppositely extending brackets attached to the lower ends of the bars, horizontal bars connecting the vertical bars together, and resiliently connected hook elements associated with the vertical bars and one of the horizontal bars for engagement with the articles to be displayed.

3. In a display rack a horizontally arranged support, a vertically disposed display frame depending therefrom, brackets attached to the frame and projecting laterally from one side thereof upon which an object to be displayed is supported to extend paralconnecting the verlel to the frame, and fastenngs carried by the frame and engagable with the object to prevent the same from topplng over.

4. In a display rack an elevated horizon ets attached to the lower end of the frame upon which a rectangular object of substantially the same size as the frame s adapted to rest, and astenngs Carried by the frame and engageable with such object to prevent the same from toppling over.

LEO L. RYDER. 

